La Giaretta Tasting with Winemaker Francesca Nicoli

Honest Grapes are delighted to announce that Francesca from La Giaretta, in the heart of the classic Valpolicella region, is coming to do a tasting with us in Central London. The husband and wife team have been producing and bottling wine obtained exclusively from grapes grown on the estate including Valpolicella, Ripasso and Amarone for several generations. Introduced to us at Vinitaly 2006, the wines from La Giaretta have rapidly established themselves as among the most popular of our portfolio. When tasting, the progression from the basic Valpolicella all the way through to the astonishing single vineyard Amarone Riserva offers a clearly linear relationship, the wines increasing in intensity, power and richness BUT maintaining a freshness of fruit expression throughout. On the night we will be trying: Valpolicella Volpare DOC 2014 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore DOC 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2012 Cor di Vin 95 2013 Ripasso I Quadretti DOC 2013 Amarone I Quadretti DOC 2009 and a sweet Recioto 2009 – A red aficionado's dream line up!